Mark Lambert begins his fifth season at Trinity
College and serves as the team's pitching coach. Lambert came to
Trinity from the University of New Haven where he served as the
associate head coach for four seasons. During his time there, New
Haven he compiled a 103-43 record, earning two NCAA Tournament bids
and winning a conference championship in 2004.
Prior to New Haven, Lambert served as the Head Coach at Norwalk
Community College for seven years. During his tenure at Norwalk he
compiled an impressive 272-42 record, leading his team to five
consecutive NJCAA World Series appearances including a national
championship in 1998. While at Norwalk, Lambert coached 23
All-Americans and had 20 players that were either drafted or signed
professional contracts, including current major leaguer Eric
Bedard. He was named the Northeast Regional Coach of the Year five
times and was named National Coach of the Year in 1998 by the NJCAA
and the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Lambert began his coaching career after a successful playing career
at his alma mater Sacred Heart University where he served as an
assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 1990-1993. During
that time the Pioneers made two trips to the NCAA Regional
Tournament and earned a berth in the College World Series in 1992.
Lambert has also coached professionally with the Bridgeport
Bluefish of the Atlantic League from 1998-2000, winning the league
championship in 1999, and the Mohawk Valley Land Sharks of the
Northeast League in 1995.
A graduate of Sacred Heart University with a degree in Business
administration, Lambert also earned his Masters degree in
counseling and human services from the University of Bridgeport. He
was inducted into the Notre Dame of Fairfield Athletic Hall of Fame
in 2000. Currently he is a guidance counselor at Xavier High School
in Middletown, Connecticut and resides in North Branford with his
wife, Susan, and his daughter, Casey.











